When the Los Angeles Dodgers first lost Tyler Glasnow to the 15-day injured list on Aug. 16, the expectation was the right-hander would not miss more than the minimum amount of time.
Glasnow was first pushed back from his scheduled start day for extra rest, and it was later determined he was dealing with elbow tendinitis.
Now five days in to his rehab assignment, Glasnow has yet to resume playing catch, which was expected to happen already.
“Tyler, he popped in and out yesterday,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “No, there’s nothing new. I haven’t heard when he’s going to start playing catch.
“I thought initially it was going to be three to five days, so I think we’re probably at the fourth day or fifth day, something right now. I’m not sure when he’s going to start playing catch.”
With Glasnow yet to resume throwing, that’s likely going to push his return time back after 15 days on the IL. “I would say it’s beyond that,” Roberts said.
“If he doesn’t play catch today, which I’m not sure he is or isn’t, let alone if it’s not tomorrow, then it’s just going to be pushed beyond that.
“So I know he’s probably frustrated, but you’ve got to listen to your body. So if he doesn’t play catch today, I just can’t see how it’s not north of the 15 days.”
The good news for Glasnow is it’s still not expected to keep him out for much longer. Roberts mentioned a two-to-three weeks as the timeline.
He also has the benefit of skipping a rehab assignment if he starts to throw again soon due to how much he’s already been build up this year.
Glasnow also made a case to stay off the IL and feels good himself, which should also benefit him when he starts to build back up.
“I think that Tyler, as he said, was fighting to stay off the IL and wants to be there for his teammates,” Roberts said. “But I think with the buildup that he’s had that a couple, two, three weeks, isn’t going to cut too much into what he’s already been built up to do.”
Tyler Glasnow feels healthy
Although the Dodgers placed Glasnow on the IL, it wasn’t without push back from the starter, who said he feels fine and didn’t think he needed to take time off.
Roberts told reporters that Glasnow lobbied to make his start because an MRI and additional testing did not show any structural damage in his right elbow. The Dodgers instead chose to prioritize health and the stretch run.
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